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Marco Arop took a strong step toward his goal of upgrading on the bronze medal he won at the 2022 world championships on Friday.The 24-year-old Edmonton native placed third in the 800-metre race at the Diamond League meet in Monaco, leaving…

Many of Canada's senior track and field athletes are home, resting and/or training ahead of the national championships, which double as the World Athletics Championships trials for the Aug. 19-27 event in Budapest, Hungary.Moh Ahmed, and…

Marco Arop held off world 1,500-metre champion Jake Wightman of Great Britain until the final straightaway but the 800 specialist didn't have the legs to go the extra distance and pull out the victory in Wednesday's 1,000 race at Diamond…

Marco Arop has become just the second Canadian man in history to win a medal in the 800 metres at the World Athletics Championships.With a roaring crowd at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., Arop powered his six-foot-four frame to the finish…

What a difference a year has made for Canada's Marco Arop.At the Tokyo Olympics last summer, Arop sputtered down the stretch in his semifinal and failed to qualify for the final.As disappointing as that moment was for Arop, he's used it as…

Canada's Marco Arop is through to the men's 800-metre semifinals at the World Athletics Championships. On another sweltering night in Eugene, Ore., the 6-foot-4 middle-distance runner from Edmonton posted the fastest time in qualifying,…

Surrounded by the ravages of a civil war in Sudan 20 years ago, the parents of emerging Canadian track star Marco Arop could never have imagined this life for their son. But their decision to escape the unrest that ravaged their home…

Marco Arop is rounding into form at the perfect time.The 23-year-old ran a season's best one minute 43.61 seconds in the 800 metres to win the pre world invitational championships meet in his hometown of Edmonton on Sunday.Arop's time is…

Canadian middle-distance runner Marco Arop has never been afraid of being the frontrunner. In fact, it's where he's felt most comfortable throughout his running career, sprinting out in front of the pack to begin most 800m events he runs –…

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND -- Marco Arop held off Olympic champion Emmanuel Korir to capture his second consecutive Diamond League 800-metre title on Thursday in Lausanne. The 22-year-old from Edmonton, who didn't advance out of…